document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=389057>Question 389057</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> one number is 12 more than another. The sum of the smaller number and twice the larger number is 39. Find the larger number. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #275563 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><B>richard1234(7193)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=richard1234><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=richard1234><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=275563\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Let the smaller number be a, and the larger number be a+12. Then,\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a + 2(a+12) = 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "3a + 24 = 39\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "a = 5, a+12 = 17. </SPAN>\n" );
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